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EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice

July 22, 2024

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PHILADELPHIA – Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) to receive a more than $396,100,000 Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition

The PA DEP’s proposed project, Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA), will support the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sector through a competitive grants program and incentives for small, medium, and large-scale decarbonization projects across Pennsylvania.  

“President Biden believes in the power of community-driven solutions to

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Funded by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces selected applications through competitive Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice 

July 22, 2024

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Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of the State of Illinois to receive a $430,251,378 Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice, and accelerate America’s clean energy transition.    

Illinois will use its Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to fund measures, led by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, focused on decarbonization, freight electrification, climate-smart agriculture, and renewable energy. The grant will support the State of Illinois’s commitment to achieve 100% carbon-free power by 2045.  

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Grants from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials

July 16, 2024

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LENEXA, KAN. (JULY 16, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Holcim U.S. Inc. in Missouri to receive $1,371,814 in grants to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials used in buildings and other built infrastructure account for over 15% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions.

Billions of tons of concrete, asphalt, steel, glass, and other construction materials and products are required to build, maintain, and operate our country’s buildings and infrastructure. The U.S. leads the world in the production of clean construction materials, and these transformative awards from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act – the

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Remarks Highlight “Bold Promises, Real Results” in Landmark Speech at Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

June 27, 2024

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WASHINGTON – Today, June 27, at an event convening all EPA staff across headquarters and its 10 regional offices, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan delivered keynote remarks to mark historic progress achieved under President Biden’s leadership to address climate change, advance environmental justice, and highlight unprecedented investments in science and career staff expertise. Under the banner of “Bold Promises, Real Results,” Administrator Regan touted progress to advance the President’s clear vision and bold agenda set forth on Day One of his Administration.

Administrator Regan started by recounting the weight of the moment in early 2021, and the staff’s resolve to take on big challenges as the country was still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic:

While the

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